2. Good point.

Plus the obvious point that increasing revenue and cutting exepenses does absolutely no good if the debt ceiling gets raised.
Plus, it is the responsibility of the House to draw up an annual budget, and, as I understand it, they have failed to do so for at least 4 years.

6. Impossible to forget.

The House, Senate, and White House, in a shameful display of Bi-Partisanship and Finding Common Ground delivered a $TRILLION DOLLARS to the Wall Street Banksters, No Questions Asked/No Strings Attached,less than a week after receiving a 3 page Ransom Note that threatened THEIR 1% Portfolios.